Status: Full Time, Permanent position

Salary: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Service Industry Award (SCHCDSI) 2010 Level 6

About Us

Warringu has provided shelter and safety to women and children escaping domestic family violence situations for over 35 years in Cairns. We have recently embarked on a journey to expand our services to ensure our clients receive the best level of care, have access to the required support services, are provided with assistance to build strong and healthy relationships and education to look after themselves and their families to break unhealthy cycles to live a life free of violence.

About the Opportunity

Warringu has an exciting new opportunity for a new position as a Senior Practitioner DFSV to provide a holistic domestic violence response to clients in the establishment of specialist case management plans to women and their child(ren) who access our service as a result of domestic family and/or sexual violence.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

A relevant tertiary qualification in the health or social sciences field and at least 5 years experience in the field of DFSV

Current driver’s license

Blue Card – Suitability for Child Related Employment

Selection Criteria

Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, coach and develop a team as well as working (work) effectively in a team environment to attain organisation and client goals.

Proven ability to anticipate and resolve problems.

Demonstrated awareness and understanding of issues that affect women and children experiencing domestic or family violence and homelessness and an ability to be sensitive to their needs; in particular as these apply to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women and children.

High level of written and spoken communication including the ability to liaise with government and non-government agencies to advocate on behalf of clients.

A strong understanding and demonstrated experience in the leading the delivery of complex case management and contemporary practices for working with women and children escaping family and/or sexual violence, including knowledge of cultural differences. In addition, to understand the impacts this has on intersectional and related issues.

Benefits:

Competitive annualised salary

Personal and professional development opportunities

Thrive in a growing, diverse and supportive team

Increase your take home pay with salary packaging

Free and confidential access to EAP services

To apply, please provide your Resume, application (Cover) letter addressing the above criteria with two referees, one of which should be your most recent supervisor and answers to the screening questions. Applications close on Sunday 6 July 2025

We strongly encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

This position is open to female-identifying applicants only, in line with Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD) to meet the needs of women and children in a therapeutic domestic violence shelter environment.

For a copy of the position description or any further enquiries please contact Donna Pickford on 0459 921 115 or [email protected]